I don’t sleep, not for long periods of time anyway

I don’t sleep, not for long periods of time anyway. My mind never seems to shut down. I’ve been up since midnight…it’s now 3:30 a.m.

I’m watching “Five Feet Apart” on Netflix and there are parts of this movie that hit so close to home with Olivia’s first 6 years of life in/out of the hospital.
- Respiratory vests.
- Breathing treatments.
- Mucus puke.
- Medicines upon medicines.
- The friendships made with her nurses and therapists.

Then she had 3 years of just living a normal hospital free life. No doctors. No breathing treatments. No mucus puke. No more medicine.

And now we are here, with cancer.

There is a familiar comfort for me and the hospitals. I don’t like being there of course but I know it’s the best place she can be. We know the next couple of months will be hard. Not being home in our own comfort. Not being with our family, friends and our pets. She will have moments of anger and sadness. She will get through this as she does everything else and will continue to inspire us all.

I believe that’s what she is destined to do - inspire us all!

#Oliviastrong

First posted on the OliviaStrong Facebook page.